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as we have advanced, the taliban have adapted. more than ever before they are concentrating their efforts on attacks that will produce a maximum psychological impact for a minimum investment in manpower or military can illegally. the reason truck bomb falls into this category, as the attacks in kabul last week, including the one on our embassy, and the assassination tuesday of the former afghan president rabbani. these acts of violence are as much about headlines and playing on the fears of a traumatized people as they are about inflicted casualties, maybe even more so. we must not misconstrue them. they are serious and significant and in shaping perceptions, but they do not represent a sea change in the eyes of military success. we will continue to work with the afghan government to improve the protection of keep leaders. we will continue to put pressure on the enemy and expand the ansf capability and the territory they hold. no amount of military success alone in counterinsurgency is ever enough. other critical challenges plague
as we have advanced, the taliban have adapted. more than ever before they are concentrating their efforts on attacks that will produce a maximum psychological impact for a minimum investment in manpower or military can illegally. the reason truck bomb falls into this category, as the attacks in kabul last week, including the one on our embassy, and the assassination tuesday of the former afghan president rabbani. these acts of violence are as much about headlines and playing on the fears of a...
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they added the taliban, and they are not making plans to come here. they are mainly motivated to keep people out of their country. as a matter of fact, the current congress is starting to talk to the taliban. so what was changed in the house was to say that anybody who was a taliban, plus associated forces -- associated forces mean if you happen to visit a web site that is controversial, or maybe attended a mosque or something like that, and somebody in that moscow was a bad guy, and you were associated, -- somebody in that mosque was a bad guy, in your associated, and you would be arrested, -- and you were associated, you would be arrested. some on the senate floor bragged that if we get one of those guys, and they ask for a lawyer, no lawyer for you. this was on top of the president's announcement that it is a national policy that the president is allowed to assassinate american citizens, and it has happened three times already. you can say that he was a bad guy. what about his son that was 16 years old? "we did not know he was so young." this is re
they added the taliban, and they are not making plans to come here. they are mainly motivated to keep people out of their country. as a matter of fact, the current congress is starting to talk to the taliban. so what was changed in the house was to say that anybody who was a taliban, plus associated forces -- associated forces mean if you happen to visit a web site that is controversial, or maybe attended a mosque or something like that, and somebody in that moscow was a bad guy, and you were...
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we have reversed some of the taliban's momentum. we have had -- there are issues related to the other lines of the effort that are not moving as well as wouldl like. i was encouraged by the traditional gathering of afghan leaders. it is and informative body. they came together in an encouraging way and they noted that state need and want a relationship with us longer term, not one that ends in 2014. we have not determined what longer term means, but it is an encouraging step. pakistan -- we have to concede to work hard to control its influence on our afghan mission. we are reviewing with general allen and with general mattis. based on what i just described as what we have accomplished in terms of the campaign objective and being committed from a to the lisbon objectives, the question we're asking ourselves, and i mean ourselves -- the department and the military leaders -- will we need to do between september 2012 and december of 2014. what will along -- pull us along and then we will ask john allen to do the analysis against those
we have reversed some of the taliban's momentum. we have had -- there are issues related to the other lines of the effort that are not moving as well as wouldl like. i was encouraged by the traditional gathering of afghan leaders. it is and informative body. they came together in an encouraging way and they noted that state need and want a relationship with us longer term, not one that ends in 2014. we have not determined what longer term means, but it is an encouraging step. pakistan -- we...
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i don't think that would continue to be the case were the taliban to return. beyond that of course the central issue for the western security in the whole reason that we were engaged in in this effort is to ensure afghanistan is never again a sanctuary for al qaeda or other transnational extremists as it was when the taliban did control the bulk of afhanistan prior to 9/11 and when the attacks were planned on the afghan soil. and again, the prospect remains real in any concern and is why we are working so hard to enable our afghan partners to be able to secure and govern themselves so that we can continue the orderly process of transitioning security tasks to them and i might note on that account that even in kabul although there have been sensational attacks periodically generally the frequency of those has been reduced and in fact it is afghan forces who are completely in charge of security in the capitol and in talking about the entire province, not just the last one district the province of kabul as well as the municipality, and indeed it is afghan forces
i don't think that would continue to be the case were the taliban to return. beyond that of course the central issue for the western security in the whole reason that we were engaged in in this effort is to ensure afghanistan is never again a sanctuary for al qaeda or other transnational extremists as it was when the taliban did control the bulk of afhanistan prior to 9/11 and when the attacks were planned on the afghan soil. and again, the prospect remains real in any concern and is why we are...
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that nightmare is becoming the taliban's reality. this transition to afghan control does not mean that the united states will abandon afghanistan. the strategic partnership agreements being negotiated between the united states and afghanistan will play an important role in demonstrating to the afghan people and the neighbors of afghanistan that the united states intends to remain engaged in afghanistan and the region. now, of course, significant challenges remain. and if they are not effectively address, they could undermine security gains achieved at a great cost. first, the government of afghanistan needs to increase its legitimacy with the afghan people. it needs to improve government, improve services, and the corruption, improve inclusiveness, transparency, and in hear it -- and adherence to the rule of law. we should also not ignore the fact there has been some progress even in those areas. for instance, more than 2 million afghan girls are in school today compared to almost none in 2001. infant mortality has fallen rapidly, an
that nightmare is becoming the taliban's reality. this transition to afghan control does not mean that the united states will abandon afghanistan. the strategic partnership agreements being negotiated between the united states and afghanistan will play an important role in demonstrating to the afghan people and the neighbors of afghanistan that the united states intends to remain engaged in afghanistan and the region. now, of course, significant challenges remain. and if they are not...
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platform or an anti- taliban platform. i really do not see that as the real danger. what will happen is that the narrative of the street right will continue getting conflicted with anti-americanism and imperialism that is being imposed upon the region. that trajectory is anti- extremist, anti-u.s. at the same time, and you go to crisis to crisis. you go from a fight to the next one. thank you. [applause] >> that you very much, moeed. still have a little bit of time for questions. let me urge those who wish to ask questions put up your hand. i will try to recognize people as i see them. identify yourself and your affiliation, and above all, i hesitate to say this, try to be brief so your friends and the rest of the audience have a chance ask their questions as well. yes. we have a mike coming. >> the substitution of the state as the state starts failing. look at urbanization, and education, security. in all these areas, the state is failing, but you are surprised by the private effort across all pakistan in each of these ar
platform or an anti- taliban platform. i really do not see that as the real danger. what will happen is that the narrative of the street right will continue getting conflicted with anti-americanism and imperialism that is being imposed upon the region. that trajectory is anti- extremist, anti-u.s. at the same time, and you go to crisis to crisis. you go from a fight to the next one. thank you. [applause] >> that you very much, moeed. still have a little bit of time for questions. let me...
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. -- and taliban. the fact that there have been no declaration of war is not constitutionally significant. indeed given this authorization under the teaching of youngstown achieved, the president is acting at the very height of constitutional powers. apple points to dramatize for you why this is an armed conflict and not a terrorist attack. oklahoma city. the attacks came from abroad. it would not a home grown attack. -- it was not a home ground attack. if you think about the physical loss of life, more americans than any other time except for pearl harbor alr. okayed it is acting politically driven to fundamentally reshape the balance of power in a large chunk of the world. the fact that it is a global war is nothing unique about it. war has occurred on a global scale throughout human history. going back to antiquities. the fact it is criminal in nature because it is not a sovereign entitled to use force under any circumstance is not legally significant. all it does is provide us with opportunity. and
. -- and taliban. the fact that there have been no declaration of war is not constitutionally significant. indeed given this authorization under the teaching of youngstown achieved, the president is acting at the very height of constitutional powers. apple points to dramatize for you why this is an armed conflict and not a terrorist attack. oklahoma city. the attacks came from abroad. it would not a home grown attack. -- it was not a home ground attack. if you think about the physical loss of...
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it did once already and we have been over there to try to wipe out al qaeda and the taliban, which has been in league with al qaeda. we have been over there losing american lives and spending american taxpayer dollars to protect our coury from another 9/11. to say that we're going to cut $1 trillion in the future over the next ten years when we aren't placing the emphasis on what are the conditions on the ground is not sound policy and it's certainly not sound national security policy. so that's illusory. and then the other parts of the cuts that i think are very hard to decipher are cutting waste, fraud and abuse, which w all want to do, but we don't have the guarantee of those cuts. so i think it is important for us to look at the cuts and try to make sure that if we're going to raisehe debt ceiling, we raise it only the amount of the actual cuts that we can produce. in the majority leader's -- majority leader reid's legislation, there is a joint committee. there is ao one in the boehner bill. but in the majority leader's legislation, the committee has to report but its product doesn
it did once already and we have been over there to try to wipe out al qaeda and the taliban, which has been in league with al qaeda. we have been over there losing american lives and spending american taxpayer dollars to protect our coury from another 9/11. to say that we're going to cut $1 trillion in the future over the next ten years when we aren't placing the emphasis on what are the conditions on the ground is not sound policy and it's certainly not sound national security policy. so...
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we just down the taliban. we are plenty of al qaeda running around. we have to get our arms around these guys. >> invasion of iraq soon brought u.s. troops into the heart of baghdad. an arab strong man fell. the placing of the american flag suggested trident and euphoria -- triumph and euphoria. he was an officer who saw that happen and quickly stepped in. >> i thought that is not what we're here to say. that is the worst possible thing we could be showing the world right now. we were all very aware of how much of the world was watching us at that moment in time. i was right by my vehicle. i went and pulled an iraqi flag. >> did you feel a change of mood in the city? >> we pulled the statue down. then we said, what now, boss? they said, what now, boss? it was silence. >> that lack a prepared as cost american and iraqi dearly so much that it prevented large scale interventions elsewhere. the bush administration surge provided an opportunity obamas and the mysteries and was determined to take. -- provided an opportunity that the obama administration was
we just down the taliban. we are plenty of al qaeda running around. we have to get our arms around these guys. >> invasion of iraq soon brought u.s. troops into the heart of baghdad. an arab strong man fell. the placing of the american flag suggested trident and euphoria -- triumph and euphoria. he was an officer who saw that happen and quickly stepped in. >> i thought that is not what we're here to say. that is the worst possible thing we could be showing the world right now. we...
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the times square bomber is a stark reminder that the taliban continues to threaten the united states. we face a much more that he is an the versify direct 10 years after 9/11. -- diversified threat 10 years after 9/11. i will focus on the single most capable of feeling it, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. yemen remains the regional base. their recent gains in yemen and the governing challenges they face are increasing our concern about aqap's ability to attack against the homeland. aqap is a determined enemy and it will just to achieve its goal. anwar al-awlaki is a major blow. it does the end the threat from aqap. we remain concerned about the group's intent to attack targets and western -- and its ability to find like-minded western extremists. the evolution and the versification of the terrorist threats since 9/11 is the rise of home grown, violent extremists. these individuals are inspired by al qaeda's global extremist agenda. a key feature of this has been the development of the narrative that raises the big concerns for u.s.-based extremists. there is a blend of al qaeda insp
the times square bomber is a stark reminder that the taliban continues to threaten the united states. we face a much more that he is an the versify direct 10 years after 9/11. -- diversified threat 10 years after 9/11. i will focus on the single most capable of feeling it, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. yemen remains the regional base. their recent gains in yemen and the governing challenges they face are increasing our concern about aqap's ability to attack against the homeland. aqap is a...
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these are not terrorists, not al qaeda, not taliban, but ordinary pakistanis who feel their religion is threatened, who feel their country is becoming too secular, that the islamic values are under attack, and that blasphemy, which is anything that insults' the profit or islam, is something to be defended with your life. >> sunday night on c-span's q&a. >> craig fugate talked about his agency's community approach. the new approach includes engaging the entire community, including the public and private sectors in coordinating a federal response. this is just over an hour. >> craig fugate brought to this job a wealth of experience, serving eight years in the florida division of emergency management, and during his tenure it was the first program in the nation to receive full accreditation from the emergency management accreditation program. dos to him, he began his career as a volunteer firefighter and served also as an emergency paramedic and finally as a lieutenant in a county fire rescue team. he has served in a wealth of relevant positions and brings a great deal of experience, an
these are not terrorists, not al qaeda, not taliban, but ordinary pakistanis who feel their religion is threatened, who feel their country is becoming too secular, that the islamic values are under attack, and that blasphemy, which is anything that insults' the profit or islam, is something to be defended with your life. >> sunday night on c-span's q&a. >> craig fugate talked about his agency's community approach. the new approach includes engaging the entire community,...
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the afghans are quick to point out they toppled the taliban with u.s. help. there were several hundred u.s. personnel on the ground at the time. the aim was to defeat al qaeda and the taliban and make sure they would never threaten the national interests of the united states ever again. that is not the case. you want to preserve the right to sit down and negotiate with them? they will bring out every ack temperature -- academic in washington. i believe they just won their insurgency on the battlefield. for me, if you're not, people think when i say this, i'm advocating for war. i'm not. if you're going to go to war, you had better go to war and you had better win. but if you're not and you're just going to loiter on the battlefield, then get the hell out because you have no right to ask people to go fight in your name because you're lying to them. the best analogy i can give you, to the u.s. troops, line them up. give them a shove. that's what they are doing. the enemy is not afghanistan. the expendable people are in afghanistan. the real enemy is in pakistan
the afghans are quick to point out they toppled the taliban with u.s. help. there were several hundred u.s. personnel on the ground at the time. the aim was to defeat al qaeda and the taliban and make sure they would never threaten the national interests of the united states ever again. that is not the case. you want to preserve the right to sit down and negotiate with them? they will bring out every ack temperature -- academic in washington. i believe they just won their insurgency on the...
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of billions of dollars, over $1,7 -- over 1,700 precious american lives, to rid afghanistan of the taliban and unfortunately try to create a central government that won't work, we now find this week that there is no longer in afghanistan a christian church. not one. we also find out this week there is a report, there's home one jew left in afghanistan. after 10 years of battle, hundreds of billions of dollars, precious american lives, we see what we've done come to this. not one christian church, war declared upon christians, christians killed, imprisoned, a jihad against christians there. and a country that we saved? we're losing some of our freedoms here because some say we should do -- have more law that follows shari'a law. the only way shari'a law will be completely and freely followed and worshiped, not by some radical islamist view of it, but by all muslims who freely can have different interpretations unless they're in a radical islamic society, they can only have that here, where we were founded on christian principles. and thank god we work. people, i was a history major, i didn'
of billions of dollars, over $1,7 -- over 1,700 precious american lives, to rid afghanistan of the taliban and unfortunately try to create a central government that won't work, we now find this week that there is no longer in afghanistan a christian church. not one. we also find out this week there is a report, there's home one jew left in afghanistan. after 10 years of battle, hundreds of billions of dollars, precious american lives, we see what we've done come to this. not one christian...
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i would like to welcome a commissioner hall and jack taliban who is joining commissioner hopper at the table for the first time today. thank you for being here. he previously served as a commissioner for employment from 1998 to 2011 in other senior positions at the bureau of labor and statistics. we have got several reports including today's employment report which has shown a mixed economic picture. the data are better than a few months ago but not strong enough to bring down the employment -- unemployment rate. the 2.5% increase in gross domestic product was stronger than the growth during the first half of the year, showing movement in the appropriate direction. real disposable income declined in the third quarter indicating that consumers are continuing to feel the pressure of stagnant wages. the manufacturing index of 50.8% marks the 27th consecutive month of expansion in the manufacturing sector. but in the sector, so important, decelerated from september. as today's employment numbers show, a the economic growth is not strong enough to make headway, cutting into the unemployment
i would like to welcome a commissioner hall and jack taliban who is joining commissioner hopper at the table for the first time today. thank you for being here. he previously served as a commissioner for employment from 1998 to 2011 in other senior positions at the bureau of labor and statistics. we have got several reports including today's employment report which has shown a mixed economic picture. the data are better than a few months ago but not strong enough to bring down the employment --...
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that we sent american treasure and lives, lost so many american lives in order to rout the taliban and then we turn the country over to what the people there tell us is a very, very corrupt administration. having met with leaders of the northern alliance, with a few other members of congress, it's clear we have not done a good thing in forcing a centralized government in a country that cannot sustain it without mass corruption and brutality. we also know from the recent comments of the -- of karzai himself, he's prepared to make peace and be an ally of people sworn to destroy us. afghanistan can be salvaged but it -- we have to be smart in the way we do that. at the same time, we know that more of the 9/11 hijackers were from saudi arabia than from any other country. it certainly appears that there are people in saudi arabia who have made massive amounts of money because of our dependence on their oil, who have used that money to fund terrorism. that has been used against the united states. -- against the united states to kill our precious minnesota and women of our military. we need t
that we sent american treasure and lives, lost so many american lives in order to rout the taliban and then we turn the country over to what the people there tell us is a very, very corrupt administration. having met with leaders of the northern alliance, with a few other members of congress, it's clear we have not done a good thing in forcing a centralized government in a country that cannot sustain it without mass corruption and brutality. we also know from the recent comments of the -- of...
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negotiationsthe taliban, 58% say that we should not negotiate with them. if you look at the implication that people had, the first question we ask, what is most to blame for the u.s. of being in a worse position that a decade ago? the bush administration is still number one. 23%. but with the debate over who owns the economy, the obama administration was not far behind. corporate ceos 8%, terrorist groups 7%. if you are in the political system, the political system is on the front line to blame for the decade of decline in america. americans want their leaders to focus on domestic issues. the greatest threats come primarily from within the united states. the biggest threat to our stability is if we don't get our internal fiscal and political house in order. we will have challenges from within, not just from without. what are the biggest threats? national debt, government spending, a health care costs. pretty strong west. foreign policy is laid out at the bottom of the list. the american public is very focused. 71% say that major threats are within our cont
negotiationsthe taliban, 58% say that we should not negotiate with them. if you look at the implication that people had, the first question we ask, what is most to blame for the u.s. of being in a worse position that a decade ago? the bush administration is still number one. 23%. but with the debate over who owns the economy, the obama administration was not far behind. corporate ceos 8%, terrorist groups 7%. if you are in the political system, the political system is on the front line to blame...
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took over afghanistan, moderate muslims were at risk because to some like the taliban, you don't believe in islam and the koran exactly like they do, then you're eligible for a capital offense. you can be put to death. you're not a proper believer. you can be cast aside as an infidel. so moderate muslims are every bit as much risk, even more so at times, than the rest of us infidels, according to the likes of khalid sheikh mohammed. he quotes from the koran in his pleading, it says, in god's book, verse nine, al-tabah, then fight and slay the pagans wherever you find them and seize them and besiege them and lie in wait for them in each and every ambush. down at the bottom of page four of the pleading, he says, we do not possess your military might, not your nuclear weapons, and parenthetically, i would interject, not yet. iran is working oen that and we can expect the terrorists will have the nuclear weapons once iran has them. khalid sheikh mohammed on behalf of himself and other codefendants said, nevertheless, we fight you with the almighty god so if our act of jihad and our fighting
took over afghanistan, moderate muslims were at risk because to some like the taliban, you don't believe in islam and the koran exactly like they do, then you're eligible for a capital offense. you can be put to death. you're not a proper believer. you can be cast aside as an infidel. so moderate muslims are every bit as much risk, even more so at times, than the rest of us infidels, according to the likes of khalid sheikh mohammed. he quotes from the koran in his pleading, it says, in god's...
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we saw the assassination of a former president and a major figure in the negotiations with the taliban. the economy is going to be the major issue. it will be jobs who determines who will be the next president. i think it has been striking the degree to which -- the question of what these candidates plan to do to bring the war to an end has not been a major topic of debate. host: there was a class on the u.s. role in afghanistan in the debate last week. >> after 10 years of fighting the war on terror, people are ready to bring our troops home from afghanistan. this country has given its all. what remains behind, some element to collect intelligence. we will have to do that in every corner of the world. >> very quickly. our country is not six - that doesn't mean our country is sick. the bottom line is that we should be fighting wars to win, not fighting wars for politics. [cheers] not giving the troops what they need. unless we change those rulesnd make sure our folks can win, then we will play politics with our military. host: joshua keating. guest: i think huntsman is put himself as t
we saw the assassination of a former president and a major figure in the negotiations with the taliban. the economy is going to be the major issue. it will be jobs who determines who will be the next president. i think it has been striking the degree to which -- the question of what these candidates plan to do to bring the war to an end has not been a major topic of debate. host: there was a class on the u.s. role in afghanistan in the debate last week. >> after 10 years of fighting the...
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success does not mean wiping out the taliban and having a jeffersonian democracy in afghanistan. it means having control of the state, the taliban being a manageable threat by the government that is in place. and the government place is not necessarily the government that is their right now. one of the problems is that we've invested way too much on hamid karzai. and not enough on the traditional ways that the afghans have been able to successfully govern themselves in the past. we need to look get the kind of governance structure that we need in afghanistan. but the one thing would tell them is that we're not going to walk out on the. >> that could take several more years. >> there is a threat to this country with a reconstituted taliban in afghanistan for we saw that threat in vivid terms on i/11. we of an obligation to leave the country in a place for that threat cannot be returned. that is the objective and afghanistan. >> that you for your time. in my pleasure, thank you. to him we enjoyed it. >> thank you, pleasure. >> yes, a joint economic meeting on the july unemployment
success does not mean wiping out the taliban and having a jeffersonian democracy in afghanistan. it means having control of the state, the taliban being a manageable threat by the government that is in place. and the government place is not necessarily the government that is their right now. one of the problems is that we've invested way too much on hamid karzai. and not enough on the traditional ways that the afghans have been able to successfully govern themselves in the past. we need to look...
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of course there remains risk and will continue to be taliban forces in afghanistan. but at some point the afghans must take that battle themselves and our commanders believe that at that point they will be sufficiently prepared to be able to shoulder that burden. and i have hopes and confidence at 100%, but i have confidence that they will be able to shoulder that burden. >> on another, i guess, potential military front, governor perry says he would consider sending troops to mexico to deal with the drug cartels in concert with the mexican government. your thoughts on that? >> well, let's build a fence first and let's have sufficient border patrol agents to protect it. and if the mexican government wants us to help them with logistics, intelligence, satellite images and so forth, i'm certain we can provide the kind of support we provided in colombia, where we use some of our technology to help the colombian government in their effort. mexico has their own military and i think it's a bad idea to send american troops into mexico. i think mexico is considered a bad idea
of course there remains risk and will continue to be taliban forces in afghanistan. but at some point the afghans must take that battle themselves and our commanders believe that at that point they will be sufficiently prepared to be able to shoulder that burden. and i have hopes and confidence at 100%, but i have confidence that they will be able to shoulder that burden. >> on another, i guess, potential military front, governor perry says he would consider sending troops to mexico to...
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and art -- taliban our land of kandahar. we owe a debt of gratitude to the falling canadian heroes from the afghanistan campaign. brave men and women who paid the ultimate price and whose names are etched on black granite at kandahar airfield. alongside the united states, canada's contributions to the libyan operation proved critical to our success. during my visit to europe last month, i had the opportunity to visit allied joint forces command headquarters in naples where i received a thorough briefing on the operation from the canadian air force general who very ably orchestrated nato's daily efforts. he was tough, able, he took no prisoners. it is not too strong to say that his leadership, steady and sure, proved vital to our eventual success in that mission. i want to thank him personally and publicly for his courage and his stewardship. as we look to forge a stronger nato that draws on our experiences in afghanistan and libya, the united states will continue to play a decisive role in safeguarding the shared interests o
and art -- taliban our land of kandahar. we owe a debt of gratitude to the falling canadian heroes from the afghanistan campaign. brave men and women who paid the ultimate price and whose names are etched on black granite at kandahar airfield. alongside the united states, canada's contributions to the libyan operation proved critical to our success. during my visit to europe last month, i had the opportunity to visit allied joint forces command headquarters in naples where i received a thorough...
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he has said that appoints a nuclear taliban is not responsible. -- a nuclear-capable taliban is not tolerable. something presumably short of having a weapon. based on your experience in the administration, it is that the consensus view, or is this up for debate? >> everyone in the administration would agree with what the president said, not surprisingly. by reducing it to definitions, but you undercut the real questions, which are, at what point is a near-nuclear power an actual nuclear power. -- nuclear power? when the warheads are maitre not assembled? -- are made but not assembled? you get into this -- we are along this line. i think setting clearer lines, which are a lot less ambiguous and have actions behind them, that make rhetoric by it, as opposed to where you will turn to, is what we need to do. concepts like iran is not acting like a country that is fully carrying out the obligations -- the npr obligations commitment, things like putting the onus on iran to prove that what it says is true come more into play than this game of saying something. the iaea listing a report, national int
he has said that appoints a nuclear taliban is not responsible. -- a nuclear-capable taliban is not tolerable. something presumably short of having a weapon. based on your experience in the administration, it is that the consensus view, or is this up for debate? >> everyone in the administration would agree with what the president said, not surprisingly. by reducing it to definitions, but you undercut the real questions, which are, at what point is a near-nuclear power an actual nuclear...
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that is where the problem was to defeat the taliban. that was not possible when president obama made his decision. he failed to fulfil the requests that were made. the decision had to be made to focus on the south. we saw success down there nonetheless. the troops did a good job. better conditions on the ground. the problem is that when we could not deal with the problem quickly on both fronts, it lent the amount of time the united states had to stay in that area. my practice is that i would like to get in, get the job done, get out, get home. now the president has said that he will be pulling it out by september of next year. that is less than one year from now. when the president sent those 30,000 troops, it was not just $30,000. he also announced the date we would be leaving. that is almost insisting you are going to lose this effort. you do not hear the president talk about winning or victory. isn't that why we sent troops, to win and to have victory? we won be peace in iraq. he is determined to lose its in iraq. we will by pulling
that is where the problem was to defeat the taliban. that was not possible when president obama made his decision. he failed to fulfil the requests that were made. the decision had to be made to focus on the south. we saw success down there nonetheless. the troops did a good job. better conditions on the ground. the problem is that when we could not deal with the problem quickly on both fronts, it lent the amount of time the united states had to stay in that area. my practice is that i would...
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in afghanistan, they have pushed back the taliban, and it al qaeda, delivered the ultimate justice to osama bin laden. concert with our allies, they have helped end gaddafi's dictatorship and returned libya to its people. because of their incredible efforts, we can stand here today and say with confidence that the tide of war is proceeding. -- receding. just a few weeks, the long war in iraq will finally come to an end. [applause] our transition in afghanistan is moving forward. our troops are coming home. [applause] for many military families, this holiday season will be a season of homecomings. over the next five years, more than 1 million americans in uniform will transition back to civilian life, joining the nearly 3 million who have done so over the past decade and embraced a proud new role, the role of veteran. this generation of service members, this 9/11 generation has borne the burden of our security direct a hard decade of sacrifice. our service men and women make up less than 1% of americans, but also more than 1 million military spouses and two million children and million
in afghanistan, they have pushed back the taliban, and it al qaeda, delivered the ultimate justice to osama bin laden. concert with our allies, they have helped end gaddafi's dictatorship and returned libya to its people. because of their incredible efforts, we can stand here today and say with confidence that the tide of war is proceeding. -- receding. just a few weeks, the long war in iraq will finally come to an end. [applause] our transition in afghanistan is moving forward. our troops are...
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these are not terrorists, not al qaeda, not taliban, but ordinary pakistanis who feel that their religion is threatened, that, that the country is becoming too secular, that the islamic values are under attack and that blasphemy, which is anything that insults the prophet or islam, is something to be defended with your life. >> washington post correspondent pamela constable sunday night on "q.&.a.". >> now, republican presidential candidate and former new mexico governor gary johnson speaks at the national press club in washington. mr. johnson did not participate in the iowa straw poll and did not receive any votes. this weekend, he begins a nine-day campaign tour of new hampshire which is scheduled to hold a primary in february, 2012. this is one hour. >> good afternoon and welcome to the national press club. i'm mark hambrick with associated press, the 104th president of the national press club. we are the leading professional organization for journalists and are committed through our programming such as this to foster a free press worldwide. >> for more information about the national p
these are not terrorists, not al qaeda, not taliban, but ordinary pakistanis who feel that their religion is threatened, that, that the country is becoming too secular, that the islamic values are under attack and that blasphemy, which is anything that insults the prophet or islam, is something to be defended with your life. >> washington post correspondent pamela constable sunday night on "q.&.a.". >> now, republican presidential candidate and former new mexico...
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they have rounded the taliban and a cripple the al qaeda. they have taken the fight abroad so we do not have to face it here at home. our nation has done its duty. after 6000 lives lost and more than $1 trillion spent, it is time to bring our brave troops home. and as they return, we will take care of them and help our veterans transition from the battlefield to the home front. and by doing so, remind every citizen in this country how much we value those who are willing to put their lives between our freedom and the enemy. in afghanistan, we could go from 100,000 boots on the ground to a much smaller footprint in the year, while leaving behind an adequate number of counter terrorist and intelligence functions and a facile special forces' presence. i believe we should. as for the argument that are exit will destabilize pakistan, pakistanthi truth is only can save pakistan. only afghanistan can save afghanistan. right now we should focus on america's saving america. the hindu is not in kushh mountains. it is in the schools and universities tha
they have rounded the taliban and a cripple the al qaeda. they have taken the fight abroad so we do not have to face it here at home. our nation has done its duty. after 6000 lives lost and more than $1 trillion spent, it is time to bring our brave troops home. and as they return, we will take care of them and help our veterans transition from the battlefield to the home front. and by doing so, remind every citizen in this country how much we value those who are willing to put their lives...
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but since the invasion of iraq, iran has been unleashed as a result of the defeat of saddam and the taliban. iraq has fallen into the hands of a pro-iranian shyatt regime, as saudi arabia views it. washington has, in the eyes of the saudis, betrayed his -- its long-standing allies in the region by signing with some of the pro-democracy movements and all of that has as a resulted in -- resulted in tense relation between the united states and saudis. saudi arabia would be squarely on the wrong side of history, at least according to the defense by president obama. turkey, on the other hand, is a more comply kayed case, as henri said. saudi arabia only began openly defying washington once it deemed that obama had abandoned the desire to resurrect the old order. turkey has been a pretty loyal ally that only turned definite in in order to hasten and secure a new position in the new order once it realized the united states no longer had the ability to turn the clock back. washington's ant to restore to orlando is lacking and now turkey sees in this transition, in the arab spring, an opportunity fo
but since the invasion of iraq, iran has been unleashed as a result of the defeat of saddam and the taliban. iraq has fallen into the hands of a pro-iranian shyatt regime, as saudi arabia views it. washington has, in the eyes of the saudis, betrayed his -- its long-standing allies in the region by signing with some of the pro-democracy movements and all of that has as a resulted in -- resulted in tense relation between the united states and saudis. saudi arabia would be squarely on the wrong...
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. >> i do not think if i were in the taliban or the al-qaeda network i would be lollygagging around that area. >> [unintelligible] to make up for the loss of the supplies coming to pakistan. have there been provisions or a the increasing the flow of material out to other methods? >> there have not been -- these days just closed. general allen is assessing what his stocks and storer situation is, and they are trying to make sure alternatives are open. they are specifying what those may be right now, but as i said before, we will make sure we will carry on the fight. >> the last would be 60 days to 90 days. is there a point at which timing becomes critical? >> again, a lot of it depends on what kind of materiale were talking about. i will not get into the specifics about it. based on the pace of usage, whatever is, whether it is fuel or ammunition -- they're doing the necessary paperwork to make sure the war continues. >> real-time for one more question. >> going back to the authorization of bill. be measured to crack down on electronic parts in the -- the measure to crack down on electron
. >> i do not think if i were in the taliban or the al-qaeda network i would be lollygagging around that area. >> [unintelligible] to make up for the loss of the supplies coming to pakistan. have there been provisions or a the increasing the flow of material out to other methods? >> there have not been -- these days just closed. general allen is assessing what his stocks and storer situation is, and they are trying to make sure alternatives are open. they are specifying what...
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we have reversed some of the taliban's moment. you know, there are issues over there related to the other lines that are not moving as fast as we like. i was impressed by the traditional gathering of afghan tribal leaders to seek some kind of con sen active. it's an informative body, not a legislative body. and again, in a very encouraging way they noted that they need and want an aspired to a relationship with us, longer term not one that ends in 14. we haven't determined what longer term means yet or what will be provided. pakistan insists and that is a factor that we have to continue to work -- to work hard to -- to control its influence on our afghan mission. in that context we are reviewing with general allen. but importantly with general matusz and i'll tell you why that's important to me. basically what i've described in terms of the campaign objectives and being committed firmly to the lisbon objectives as they have been articulated. the question i've been asking myself. that's the department and its military leaders -- wh
we have reversed some of the taliban's moment. you know, there are issues over there related to the other lines that are not moving as fast as we like. i was impressed by the traditional gathering of afghan tribal leaders to seek some kind of con sen active. it's an informative body, not a legislative body. and again, in a very encouraging way they noted that they need and want an aspired to a relationship with us, longer term not one that ends in 14. we haven't determined what longer term...